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Amazing Shark

Guardian of the Seas
By Michael Stavaric
Series: Amazing Ocean
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What do you really know about sharks? Did you know that the largest and scariest ones only eat tiny plankton? Or that their rough skin is made up of countless mini teeth? You might think they are vicious maneaters always on the hunt for a tasty... Read More
Format: Hardback
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Dive into the extraordinary world of the ocean's greatest guardian, full of beautiful and detailed illustrations

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What do you really know about sharks? Did you know that the largest and scariest ones only eat tiny plankton? Or that their rough skin is made up of countless mini teeth? You might think they are vicious maneaters always on the hunt for a tasty human lunch, but that's just a myth. In fact, the shark is probably one of the most misunderstood animals on the planet.

In this breathtaking illustrated adventure, Amazing Shark by Michael Stavaric, dive into the extraordinary world of the ocean's greatest guardian. Encounter mythical sharks, flying sharks, and even glow-in-the-dark sharks! Are you ready to discover the mind-boggling secrets of the deep? Then let's go!

Series: Amazing Ocean

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Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782695530

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 06 November 2025

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Children's Books

Contributors:

  • Translated by Oliver Latsch
  • Illustrated by Michèle Ganser
  • Illustrated by Michèle Ganser
  • Translated by Oliver Latsch

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 195.0mm

Height: 295.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 144

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Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational Michael Stavaric Series: Amazing Ocean

About the Author

Michael StavariÄ was born in Brno in 1972 and works in Vienna as a freelance writer, translator and lecturer. He has received numerous scholarships and awards, including: LeseLenz Prize for Young Literature, Adelbert Chamisso Prize, Austrian State Prize for Children's and Young Adult Literature, Children's Book Prize of the City of Vienna, German Design Award, Wartholz Literature Prize and Hohenems Literature Prize. He would have liked to be a marine biologist and now he writes children's books, novels, plays and poetry. When he's not writing books, he spends his time making nature documentaries.

Michèle Ganser was born in Aachen in 1995 and studied communication design in Aachen and Mainz. She is particularly fascinated by space, the stars and the different planets. In her illustrations, she combines exciting topics in an unusual way and thus creates completely new worlds.

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